Sanobar Sabah, Author at FemAsia Magazine

Sanobar Sabah

Sanobar Sabah found her love for writing personal essays in her 40s. With roots in India and shoots growing in the UAE for three generations now, home is a topic that constantly invites and irks her. Humbled by two human babies as well as three feline ones, Sanobar finds comfort in coffee, croissants, and stories. Besides FemAsia, her essays have been featured in Beautiful Things by River Teeth, The Wire, Newsweek, Memoir Land, Ochre Sky Stories, Fiery Scribe Review, Journal D'Ambroisie, Five Minute Lit and RIC Journal . She is frequently found challenging patriarchy and the idea of perfection on Substack and Instagram.

Empowerment

Summer of 2024

This summer, my mother spoke a new language with me; soaking methi overnight in a copper tumbler I watched her apply nariyal and rosemary oil – fursat se My mother and I are singing a song we were never taught, yet the tunes feel familiar This summer,

by Sanobar Sabah

Empowerment

Denied Permission to Visit My Father’s Grave

It was cool and breezy with intermittent rains on 14 July 2022 – Mumbai’s maddening monsoon showed its divine mercy on my father’s funeral. As I recited the Quran and let my tears flow, I couldn’t help but marvel at the

by Sanobar Sabah

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Sanobar Sabah

Summer of 2024

Denied Permission to Visit My Father’s Grave